Where does “kele” come from?

kele (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic kelǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu- — to swallow.

Ancestry of “kele”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickelǭthroat
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷelu-to swallow

Words derived from “kele

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷelu-Every word from Proto-Germanic kelǭ
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